Shandan Museum (Rewi Alley Collection)
山丹县博物馆（艾黎捐赠文物陈列馆） · Shāndān Xiàn Bówùguǎn (Àilí Juānzèng Wénwù Chénlièguǎn)
A museum built around the collection of New Zealander Rewi Alley, who ran a school in Shandan from the 1940s, with ceramics, bronzes and paintings, plus a memorial exhibition on his life next door.
No booking neededBring your passport1–1.5 hours
Tip
Note the midday closure from 12:00 to 14:30 and plan the Great Wall around it; the Alley exhibition has some English captions.
- Opening hours
- Tue–Sun 08:30–12:00 and 14:30–18:00; closed on Mondays.
- Price
- Free
- How to book
- Walk in with your passport; groups can book by phone (+86 936 272 9319).
- Getting there
- In Shandan town, about 65 km east of Zhangye: roughly 1 hour by car, or a bus from Zhangye; combine with the Great Wall at Xiakou To be confirmed
- Address in Chinese
- 甘肃省张掖市山丹县新城区艾黎大道732号
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